Turkana, Kenya: Reaping Immense Benefits of Vegetables Production

Jul 17, 2023

Research by CGIAR’s Nature+ Initiative in arid and semi-arid Kenyan nomadic communities showed declines in nutrition driven by climate change and drought. But pastoralist communities that grew vegetables had better diets than those that didn’t. Authors: Dr. Céline...

Irrigation holds the key to food security in Kenya, let’s adopt it

May 12, 2023

Kenya’s irrigation potential is about 1.342 million hectares of land. But the government has also pointed out in its long-term plan – Vision 2030 – that an additional 9.2 million hectares in arid and semi-arid regions have the potential for crop production through...

Joining forces to support agroecology and regenerative agriculture

Mar 31, 2023

The United Nations Food Systems Summit in 2021 highlighted the importance of agroecology and regenerative agriculture as a promising pathway to achieve an ambitious food systems transformation, through wide inclusion and collaboration of different stakeholders....

Federal Govt to Deploy Improved Seeds, Technologies For Farmers

Nov 30, 2021

The Federal Government has disclosed plans to deploy improved seed varieties and technologies for farmers, as well as provide support for agribusinesses in the country. The move was disclosed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood...